cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/71026243
The wealth gap was already so heinously egregious in 2016 too.
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2026
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Broken system y'all.
Nah the wealthiest people aren't on the list, and they are much wealthier than any of these guys. The family of Saud is way up there but keep most of their wealth hidden.
They're a big family though, none of which have more than Musk INDIVIDUALLY.
You'd be right about Putin and other despots with de facto one person ownership of entire countries worth of wealth and resources, though.
Yes if you think what they report officially is correct. Most everyone is aware they only report a small fraction of their wealth. Musk is by far not the first trillionair, he is the first one publicly.
The weird guy who always hangs at my local train station once told me he's a trillionaire. Now you're telling me it might be true???
Pulling more Luigis could stop them.
You'd have to create a threat linked to the money, so that Luigis went after anyone who kept their inheritance or dared to keep the wealth consolidated.
Eventually, someone would disseminate the money to survive.
On a related note, someone needs to hunt down private equity brokers and unethical venture capitalists the way Nazi hunters went after escaped Nazi officers after WWII, either to Luigi them or to bring them to international tribunal. Although, since nations can be influenced by ultra-wealthy oligarchs, it might not be possible to form such a tribunal. And that brings us back to the frontier justice of goomba-stomping plumbers.
anyway getting more from 2026 ?
!twnw@fedia.io their wealth must be taxed. It's not even an issue of "can we survive without a wealth tax" but "how long". These people are gluttons and will never stop hoarding.
Way to hang in there Mr bezos
Michael Dell charting again is the most hilarious part.
Yes, he's truly going through tough times.
Not until we kill them all